Worthy End
Early-attested site in the Parish of Flitton
Historical Forms
- Wrthing 13th Dunst 1240 Ass
- Worthinge 1276 Ass 1297 SR
- Westworthinge 1286 Dunst 1302 FA
- Worthinge de Flitte 1287 Ass
Etymology
This p.n. may have the same history as that suggested by Ekwall for Worthing (Sx) and be from OE Weorðingas , 'Weord's people,' a derivative of a lost OE pers. name (PN in -ing 64) which he finds also in Worston, Worsthorne and Worthington (La). Alternatively, and perhaps more probably, this place and the Sussex Worthing may be from OE worðingas and mean simply 'the people of the worð or enclosure.' For such names cf. the citation under Eastcotts supra 91.